Railroad-tie.



PATENTBD JUNE 2, 1908.

J. BBNGER & B. A. VSIEINKE..

RAILROAD TIB.

- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. 1907.

U'Nrrnn srn'rns .PATENT Fries.

' JOHEv EBINGER ANDm BERNARD A. STENKE, 0F BOTKINS, OHI.

RAILROAD-TEE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

resented :une 2, 19"os.

Applicaticn led November 5, 1967. Serial No. 406,826. Y

Another object is' to provide a composite f tie made up of a metalconnecting stra and supporting end blocks, said blocks eing molded. I Astill further object is to provide means permanently connected with theblocks for engaging and holding vthe fastening devices in osition. i

other object is to provide a tie, the

parts of which are so disposed that-the rails' Will rest upon both theconnecting strap and the molded su porting blocks, the same thuspresentinol a irin support for the rails.

` With t ese yand other objects in View the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction and combinations' of parts whichvifill be hereinafter .more fully described and pointed out in theclaims.

In' the' accompanying drawingsis shown the preferred forni oftheinvention.

nsaid drawings: Figure 1 is a pla-n view of a tie embodying the presentimprove ments, the middle portion. of the strep being removed. Fig. 2 1sa section on line w--e;,

Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an inverted pers'ective view of one of the rail'engegin' r evices. Flg. 4 1s a detail view or a. Inodiied means forsecuring the 'parts together.

Referring to the figures by cliaracters of lreference, 1 designates asupporting block which may be formed of cement; compressed paper, or anyother preferred material and the bottoni of the block is preferabiyl1ollowed or recessed as indicated at 2 so that when the block is inposition on a roadbed there Will 'be no danger of its creeping.. Formedlongitudinally Within the upper face of the block is a rectangularrecess 3 end embedded Within the block is a L!-sliaped bolt 4 theterminals of which are screw threaded as indicated at v5 and extendupward from the recess 3 and above the upper surface of the block. Twoof these bloclrs 4the blocks 1 and v'each end at 9 so' as to form'abutments i pressed ortions of the straps have openings.

a're used in donnectien with each tiejand-Lf both blocks are designed tobe corfdected by meansof `a metal strap 6 which inpreig erablygalvanized or otherwise protected from the action of theelements. The,end portions of this strap aredesigned'to. rest on rtion is depressedlongitudinally as indieated'at 7 lso as to fit snugly Within one of thegrooves vor recesses 3, each bend in the strap forming a square shoulder8 while theends of the strap are bent upward'at yright angles asindicated i They de- 1() for t e reception of the end portions 'of thebolts 4 and when the straps are in osi'- tion upon the blocks the upperfaces o the depressed portions 7 are 4disposed-viush with? 'the upperfaces of theblocks 1. vIn con-- nection with eachbolt fltwofesteningde-` Vices areV employed, each consisting of a I plate 11reduced longitudinally along one' edge to form a shoulder 12 andatonguel.

Shoulder 12 is designed to abut against the base flange of arail 14while the tongue 13 is designed to lap the4 base flange. vThese platesare designed to be oppositely disposed upon the depressed portions 7` oftheV strap and abut against the shoulder 8 and the extension 9respectively. lO'peningsl'iare formed Within the platesvfor thereception of the bolt ends and oy-screwing' nuts upon the bolt ends the'platesll are firmly clamped u on the straps and rails.

`Wnere ish plates'are arranged above the tie es indicated at 16 the tonues 13 of the pletes 1 'l do not extend the fu l Width of the pistes butterminate short of one edge thereof end a retaining block or enlargement17 is f located at the end of the tongue and is so 'proportined as toitsnugly Withi one of the notches 1S of a fish plate. 1t Wil thus be:apparent that when the plates 11 areysecured' in place andin'engagement'with the fish..

'lates saidfish nietesA Will-be held against Longitudinal displacement.

cushioned and noise reduced to-,thc minimum a layer 19 of resilientmaterialsuch as asbesln order that the rails be properly" tos 1spreferably interposed between the base 'v of cach rail and the depressedportion 7 .ofv

the strap.`

Importance is attached to the fact that the groove 3 does not extendthroughout the length of block 1 because thel depressed .p0r-

tion of the strap thus positively engages the j toin portion of theblock with the bolts in enga ement therewith and extending upward ythrough the block.

What is clalmed is: 1. A railroad tie comprising supporting blocks, aconnecting strap having depressed portions seated Within one face ofeach lock, each of the depressed portions terminating in u standingmeans for preventing lateral disp acement of rails upon the depressedportion, and means for securing a rail upon each depressed portion ofthe strap Iand between said upstanding means.

2, In a railroad tie the combination with supporting blocks havingrecesses in the upper faces thereof, said recesses terniinating shortfofthe ends of the blocks; of a connecting stra having depressed portionsseated within t e recesses, said portions havin f retaining shoulders atthe ends thereof, rai engaging-devices interposed between and disposedto bear against the shoulders, and

mea-ns within each block for securing said devi'ces and the strap to theblock.

' 3. In a railroad tle the combination with Isupporting, blocks havingrecesses in the up- 'per faces thereof and terminating short of the endsof the blocks; of a connecting strap having depressed portions seatedWithin the recesses and rovided at .their ends with shouldersconstitutin abutments, bolts ernhedded Within the locks and extendingthrough the depressed portions of thestrap, and rail en a 'ng devicesupon the depgessed portions otghe strap and engaged y the straps, saiddevices abutting against the shoulders.

4. In a railroad tiethe combination `with supportingblocks and 4aconnecting strap secured thereon; of rail engaging devices eachconstitutin a plate, a rai flange enga ing tongue for engagement withthe notch of a ,fish plate.

5. In a railroad tie the combination with supporting blocks havingrecesses in their upper faces; of a connecting strap having depressedportions seated within the recesses, a U-bolt e bedded within each blockand extending t irough the depressed portion of the strap upon theblock, oppositely disposed rail engaging devices upon each depressedportion and engaged by the bolt, and a cush- 1oning materia upon eachdepressed portion and between the devices thereon.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have heretoaHiXed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN EBINGER. BERNARD A. STEINKE. Witnesses:

JACOB (l ELsAss, GEORGE- SrEINKEu tongue, an an enlargement at one end othe l

